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ARMENIA SLAMS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR DISCRIMINATION OF KARABAKH POPULATION
/ARKA/
MAY 20, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 20. / ARKA /. A deputy Armenian foreign ministerÑ~Cr
Arman Kirakosian slammed today the international community for what
he described as 'discriminatory' approach to application of the OSCE
basic principles with regard to the population of the part of its
territory, living in conflict zones.
Speaking at an international conference on prospects of peace ad
security in the South Caucasus in Yerevan he said violation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms is one of the main and immediate
causes of conflicts. He said respect for those inalienable rights,
including but not limited to the principle of self-determination of
peoples, should be a priority for conflict resolution.
"Full and fair implementation of the norms and principles of human
rights, such as a free democratic society, should be encouraged
and promoted by the OSCE and should not depend on the status of the
territory. OSCE principles can not be discriminated against for the
population of the OSCE region, which lives in the conflict zones,"
said Kirakosian He said the Armenian side has repeatedly stated
the need for involvement of Nagorno-Karabakh into implementation of
international and regional projects regardless of its status.
Nagorno-Karabakh, populated overwhelmingly by ethnic Armenians,
broke away from Azerbaijan following a three-year war that left some
30,000 dead. A Russia-brokered ceasefire ended the hostilities in
1994, but peace has remained fragile since then. The current Minsk
Group-mediated negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan have not
brought a peace agreement yet.
/ARKA/
MAY 20, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 20. / ARKA /. A deputy Armenian foreign ministerÑ~Cr
Arman Kirakosian slammed today the international community for what
he described as 'discriminatory' approach to application of the OSCE
basic principles with regard to the population of the part of its
territory, living in conflict zones.
Speaking at an international conference on prospects of peace ad
security in the South Caucasus in Yerevan he said violation of human
rights and fundamental freedoms is one of the main and immediate
causes of conflicts. He said respect for those inalienable rights,
including but not limited to the principle of self-determination of
peoples, should be a priority for conflict resolution.
"Full and fair implementation of the norms and principles of human
rights, such as a free democratic society, should be encouraged
and promoted by the OSCE and should not depend on the status of the
territory. OSCE principles can not be discriminated against for the
population of the OSCE region, which lives in the conflict zones,"
said Kirakosian He said the Armenian side has repeatedly stated
the need for involvement of Nagorno-Karabakh into implementation of
international and regional projects regardless of its status.
Nagorno-Karabakh, populated overwhelmingly by ethnic Armenians,
broke away from Azerbaijan following a three-year war that left some
30,000 dead. A Russia-brokered ceasefire ended the hostilities in
1994, but peace has remained fragile since then. The current Minsk
Group-mediated negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan have not
brought a peace agreement yet.